Are you a new or emerging writer from a working class background? What about a professional development programme with the help of leading publishers and the Irish Writers Centre. The largest single pledge was £3,000 from Belfast business owner Janine Kane, who is from a working class background. The question of including Irish writers in the project was always on de Waal’s mind. One of the aims of the project is to show the variety of working class experience and to get away from the single story of working class life.

Source: The Irish Times March 23, 2020 06:00 UTC